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Max Kidruk
Kidruk in 2017
Kidruk in 2017
BornMaksym Ivanovych Kidruk
(1984-04-01) April 1, 1984 (age 40)
Volodymyrets, Ukraine
OccupationWriter
Period2009–present[1]
GenreTravel literature, techno-thriller

Maksym Ivanovych Kidruk (Ukrainian: Максим Іванович Кідрук) is a Ukrainian travelogue and fiction writer. In 2009, he published Mexican Chronicles, an autobiography describing his journey across Mexico from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea.[2] Since then, Kidruk has traveled 35 countries[3] and written 28 books,[4] including travelogues, adventure stories and thrillers.

Since 2012, he has been working mostly in the techno-thriller genre.[5] He is the author of Bot, the first Ukrainian techno-thriller.

Life

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Kidruk was born on 1 April 1984 in Volodymyrets, a small town in western Ukraine.[6]

In 2006, he graduated from National University of Water Management and Natural Resources Use in Rivine, Ukraine with a Master of Science in Engineering.[3] In university, Kidruk worked as a programmer for ASCON, a Russian software company. After graduating, Kidruk moved to Kyiv and became a postgraduate student at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.[6][7]

In 2007, Kidruk obtained a Swedish Institute scholarship and moved to Stockholm, where he studied Sustainable Development at the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan — KTH). KTH was one of the leading technical universities in Europe at the time.[6] For the next two years, Kidruk lived in Europe, where his interests gradually moved from science toward literature.[5]

During the summer of 2008, Kidruk journeyed across Mexico from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea.[2] He described his journey in his first book, Mexican Chronicles. The book was an instant success in Ukraine, selling out within six months. In 2009, Kidruk left both of his graduate schools to pursue professional writing.[3]

Between 2010 and 2012, Kidruk visited nearly 30 countries, including Chile, Brazil, China, Turkey, Norway, and Syria. In 2010, Kidruk published Journey to the Navel of the World, which described his trip to South America and Easter Island. The book was also successful, with a second edition appearing in 2012.

In 2011, he wihtnessed the Egyptian uprising, staying two weeks on Tahrir square surrounded by Arabs protesting against President Mubarak. Later that year, Kidruk organized a response to the "Win a Ukrainian Wife" competition by The Rock Fm, a radio station in New Zealand. He later described the incident in an autobiograpy titled To New Zealand!.[5][7][8]

In 2012, Kidruk published Bot, a techno-thriller story based on programming, nanotechnologies and mysteries of the human brain. It entered the Knyharnya Ye book chart at number sixteen, reaching number two in two weeks and staying in the top ten for twelve weeks.[citation needed] The first edition of Bot sold out in three months. Bot is being translated into Russian, Polish and German.[5] In 2013, Kidruk released The Stronghold, another techno-thriller.[9] Later, in 2014, he published Ruthless Sky, a thriller.

Bibliography

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Fiction

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Year Title Format Ref.
2009 Mexican Chronicles Novel [10]
2010 The Journey to the Navel of the World. Volume 1 Novel [11]
The Journey to the Navel of the World. Volume 2 Novel [citation needed]
2011 Screwballs in Mexico Collection [12]
Screwballs in Peru Collection [citation needed]
Love and Piranhas Novel [13]
2012 Bot. Atacama Crysis Novel [12]
2013 Stronghold Novel [12]
2014 To New Zealand! Novel [14]
Ruthless Sky Novel [12]
2015 Bot. Guayaquil Paradox Novel [12]
2016 The Inner Side of Dreams Novel [12]
2017 Don't Look Back and Stay Silent Novel [12]
2018 Godlessness Novel [12]
2019 For the Sake of the Future Novel [12]
Until the Light Fades Away Novel [12]
2023 New Dark Ages. Colony Novel [15]

Journalistic books

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  • 2015 – Unbrotherly (Небратні)[16] — ISBN 978-966-14-8789-4

Books in collaboration

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Translations

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Technical books

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  • 2008 – ArCon: Interior Design and Architectural Simulation for All (in Russian)[citation needed]
  • 2009 – Compass-3D V10 for 100% (in Russian)[citation needed]
  • 2009 – Video manual for self-tuition on Compass-3D (DVD) (in Russian)[citation needed]
  • 2010 – Work in designing system Compass-3D V11 (in Russian)[citation needed]

Awards

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  • Second prize in Coronation of the Word-2009.[19]
  • "The Book of the Year 2010" from Correspondent.[20]
  • "Discovery of the Year" by Book Supermarket.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "From power engineering to Mexican chronicles - Dec. 22, 2011". KyivPost. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Manzhos, Mariya (2011-12-22). "From power engineering to Mexican chronicles - Dec. 22, 2011". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  3. ^ a b c "Bio | Max Kidruk". darkages.maxkidruk.com. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  4. ^ "Books by Max Kidruk (Author of Не озирайся і мовчи)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  5. ^ a b c d "Interview with Maxym Kidruk: "My Biggest Dream Is That In 10 Years, Ukraine..."". Eastbook.eu. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Zaxid.net. "Кідрук: Важкий музон мене надихає". ZAXID.NET. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Максим Кідрук". koronatsiya.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Максим Иванович Кидрук | Либрусек". lib.rus.ec. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Макс Кідрук написав новий роман "Твердиня" » Події » Презентації » Буквоїд". bukvoid.com.ua. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  10. ^ Кідрук, Макс (2016-04-03). Мексиканські хроніки (in Ukrainian). Family Leisure Club. ISBN 9786171209787.
  11. ^ Кідрук, Макс (2016-04-08). Подорож на Пуп Землі (in Ukrainian). Family Leisure Club. ISBN 9786171209732.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Books | Max Kidruk". darkages.maxkidruk.com. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  13. ^ Кідрук, Макс (2017). Любов і піраньї (in Ukrainian). Family Leisure Club. ISBN 9786171229181.
  14. ^ Кідрук, Макс (2013). На Зеландію! (in Ukrainian). Glagoslav Distribution. ISBN 9789661466264.
  15. ^ ""Це не буде фантастика". Макс Кідрук готує серію книг про стосунки між цивілізаціями Землі й Марсу". espreso.tv. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  16. ^ Кідрук, Макс (2015). Небратні (in Ukrainian). Family Leisure Club. ISBN 9789661494007.
  17. ^ Лис, Володимир; Положій, Євген; Денисенко, Лариса; Кідрук, Макс; Дашвар, Люко; Вдовиченко, Галина; Роздобудько, Ірен; Жадан, Сергій; Гаврош, Олександр (2018-07-11). Ода до радості (збірник) (in Ukrainian). Книжковий Клуб «Клуб Сімейного Дозвілля». ISBN 9785040086627.
  18. ^ Карпа, Ірена; ін, Макс Кідрук та (2015-01-01). Волонтери. Мобілізація добра (in Ukrainian). Family Leisure Club. ISBN 9789661490825.
  19. ^ "Оголосили переможців літературного конкурсу "Коронація слова - 2009"". eukraina.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  20. ^ "Названо переможців конкурсу Найкраща українська книга-2010". unian.ua (in Ukrainian).
  21. ^ "Премія "Відкриття року"". litakcent.com (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on May 19, 2014.
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